Modernisation and Resourcing of the Detective Services

1. Modernisation and Resourcing of the Detective Services Presented by: Kalyani Pillay CEO SABRIC

2. Background • IJS Initiatives • CPP • Criminal Justice Review • Organised Crime Syndicates – what can we learn from them?

3. Challenges • Adequate Resources • Appropriate training • Sustainability of training & empowerment initiatives • Clarity on processes • Accountability

4. Challenges continued • Availability of Appropriate Systems • Reliance on manual processes • No Optimisation of Technological Advances • Performance Criteria

5. Recommendations • Specialised fields of resources • LRCR linked to DHA HANIS system • Online Fingerprint Verification System for detective unit • Reaction Teams/Intelligence Collection units for each crime desk • Multi-disciplinary investigation teams

6. Recommendations continued • Surveillance Teams must not be restricted to Crime Intelligence only • Laboratories to accommodate detectives • Financial audit capacity • First responder teams for violent and commercial crime incidents • Training on the use of the equipment to uplift fingerprints

7. Recommendations continued • Basic Training to include specific crime types eg. bank crimes • Drug/Blood testing kits should be made available for crime scene use • Analysts should be seconded to detectives to promote intelligence driven and proactive investigations

8. Recommendations continued • Use of cell phone triangulation devices on a wider scale as a tracing tool should be implemented. Each unit should have its own XRY cell phone downloading kit. • At least two first responders to address electronic crimes. • Enhance the partnership and offerings of the private sector via structured nodal points • Make use of external databases to source investigation related information

9. Recommendations continued • A website or portal for sharing of information amongst all investigators across the Police Service • A website for the public to access to provide information, similar to the FBI website • Crime scene management –utilise investigators from the respective corporate environments

10. Recommendations continued • Deal with bail investigation separate from the main investigation • Capacity must be built for CCTV footage analysis and facial recognition comparisons. Currently, the police struggle to open copies of CCTV footage provided to them as evidence • Electronic Management of Cases

11. Electronic Case Management • Senior Management can conduct electronic inspections. • Enhance linkages to cases and suspects • Fingerprints can be added to a electronic docket and can test against DHA and LCRC • Increase turnaround times • Effective paper trails

12. Electronic Case Management • Suspects easily flagged, alerting investigators to linkages • Alerts generated making use of specific fields • Electronic filing of dockets - no information goes missing. • Electronic serving of Sec 205 notices and electronic responses

13. Electronic Case Management • Provision of essential tools eg. Laptops/iPads, smart phones, 3G etc. • Utilisation of Social Media eg. Facebook, Twitter etc.

14. International Best Practice • International Detective Exchange Programmes • Australian Approach –ATM Attacks • UK Payments – Bank related crimes

15. Conclusion • Much needs to be done • Much can be done • Much will be done – dependent on political will and commitment by all. • Banking and CIT Industries commit to supporting the SAPS Thank you